Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-10-14

high railroad dignitaries, reached this
place at noon. Messrs. Vanderbilt. Depew.
Hughitt and Walter Webb took carriages
for the Villas mansion to pay their respects
to the president. but he had not returned
from fishing, and the callers having left
their cards returned to the train, which left
here an hour later for Duluth. These gen.
tlemen expect to be in st. Paul tomorrow
and will probably meet the president there
Mrs. Cleveland and Mr., Bissell, who did
not accompany the fishers, are resting qui.
etly to-day at the Villas home.
RETURN TO THE CITY.
The party returned at o'clock. They
had excellent luck and brought back be-
tween thirty and forty good sized fish as
trophies. They were carried by steamer
about four miles up the lake to Maple Bluff
where they took small boats, each member
OF the party having an oarsman to himself.
They reached the fishing ground and had
been fishing for over an hour when
HIGH WIND AROSE
and made it dangerous to remain out
longer. So they sought shelter at the Mag.
nus Rox club house near by, where the
members of the club welcomed them and
entertained them at a fine lunch. The club
house, though a small, unpretentious wood
structure, was elaborately decorated with
evergreens and otherwise. BY the time
the lunch was over the wind had subsided,
though light rain set in which lasted all
day. The party, clad in waterproof gar
ments, betook themselves again to the row
boats and continued their sport until
nearly dark. The president caught eight
black bass, the two largest being respect
lively four and half and four and quar-
ter pounds. These were the heaviest fish
caught.
THE PRESIDENT FIsHED FOR BLACK BASS
alone, and Billy Dunn, his oarsman and
local authority on fishing matters, declares
with emphasizes that he (the president)
certainly does know how to handle rod.
The president says he enjoyed the day i'm
mensely and his admiration for the scenery
of Lake Mendoza is boundless. The pres
idential party dined this evening with Col
Onel Villas, Professor Chamberlain, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin university, and wife,
Colonel Knight and wife and Mr.. B. J.
Stevens and wife of Madison.
A PUBLIC RECEPTION
was given by President and Mrs. Cleve-
land at the Villas mansion between and II
O'clock this evening. 1t has already been
stated that Postmaster General and Mrs.
Villas would join the presidential party
here, but the matter was not definitely set
tied until to-day. They have now accepted
the presidents invitation and will accom-
pany him during the remainder OF the jour-
ney.
THE START FOR ST. PAUL.
MADISON. WIS.,, Oct. 1O.-Mrs. Cleveland
and Mrs. Villas took carriages at $50 this
morning and drove to the railroad station.
The president and Colonel Villas walked.
The special train left for st. Paul at 9
o'clock. There were several hundred peo-
pie at the station to bld the city's guests
God speed, but there was no organized
demonstration of any kind. The sky was
bright but the temperature cold and the
steam heaters of the train were in full
blast
DURING SUNDAY
the president and Mrs. Cleveland retained.
their quarters at the Villas mansion all dav,
resting in preparation for the fatigues of
another weeks journeying. 1t was ex-
pected that they would go to church in the
morning and the Villas pew in the Episco-
pal church was reserved for them, but a
heavy sky and raw. chilly wind, fresh
laden with spray from the lakes, the mud
on unpaved streets and clouds of falling
leaves from every tree top were forbid
ding, while the CRATE fires in their parlors
were very tempting. They saw no one ex-
cept their fellow travellers and members of
the Villas family, including the mother and
brother of Postmaster General Villas, who
were invited to family dinner with the
president and Mrs. Cleveland. At 4 o'clock
they could not have been freer from inter-
ruptiol at the white house or at Red Top
than in Madison. A little group of dozen
or more individuals were seen nearly all
day in front of the manson waiting pos
sible glimpse of them, but the towns peo-
pie for the most part respected their wishes
to be left in quiet.